English Explanatory Dictionary

hales

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hale
name
  1. A topographic surname from Old English.
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Hales and Heckingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3897).
  3. A village in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7133).

Pronunciation

/heɪlz/

Word forms

hales

Etymology

From Old English halh (“hollow, nook”).

Derived words

Hales-Jewett theorem Norton in Hales
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